Intailverb
archaic form of entail
Entailverb
(transitive) To imply or require.
âThis activity will entail careful attention to detail.â;
Intailverb
See Entail, v. t.
Entailverb
(transitive) To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.
Entailverb
To appoint hereditary possessor.
Entailverb
To cut or carve in an ornamental way.
Entailnoun
That which is entailed. Hence:
Entailnoun
An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular class of issue.
Entailnoun
The rule by which the descent is fixed.
Entailnoun
(obsolete) Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
Entailnoun
That which is entailed.
âA power of breaking the ancient entails, and of alienating their estates.â;
Entailnoun
Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio.
Entailverb
To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; - said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage.
âAllowing them to entail their estates.â; âI here entailThe crown to thee and to thine heirs forever.â;
Entailverb
To appoint hereditary possessor.
âTo entail him and his heirs unto the crown.â;
Entailverb
To cut or carve in an ornamental way.
âEntailed with curious antics.â;
Entailnoun
land received by fee tail
Entailnoun
the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
Entailverb
have as a logical consequence;
âThe water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showersâ;
Entailverb
impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result;
âWhat does this move entail?â;
Entailverb
limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs
Entailverb
involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence
âa situation which entails considerable risksâ;
Entailverb
have as a logically necessary consequence.
Entailverb
limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group
âher father's estate was entailed on a cousinâ;
Entailverb
cause to experience or possess (something) permanently or inescapably
âI cannot get rid of the disgrace which you have entailed upon usâ;
Entailnoun
a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations
âlanded property was governed by primogeniture and entailâ; âthe damage being done in England by entailsâ;
Entailnoun
a property bequeathed under an entail
âthe spinning mills were not part of the entailâ;